• j4k3@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Never talked about the important thing. Are the kernel modules fully open source and is the SoC fully documented publicly. If those two aspects are not a yes, this entire affair is an attempt to steal hardware ownership just like phones.

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      4 months ago

      Yes, they submitted initial patchset to Linux kernel back in October (1 day after snapdragon X announcement). On Qualcomm’s website they say that full support for the chip will be merged into Linux kernel within six months.

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        4 months ago

        So no, the marketing shysters are simply trying to silence the self aware minority. /s